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I do not get why people, it seems, often use the "...or, how I learned to stop worrying and..." in their blog post titles. Are they doing it as an homage to the
by cpsempek 11y ago
I do not get why people, it seems, often use the "...or, how I learned to stop worrying and..." in their blog post titles. Are they doing it as an homage to the film Dr. Strangelove (I'm not sure if that was the originator of this alternate/sub title phrase), or, are they doing it because it has become a meme among bloggers?
If the latter, fine, at the worst they are unoriginal. If the former, then they haven't ever seen the movie, or, don't understand the movie and the absurdity of the title character nonetheless of "loving a bomb".
Or, this phrase is common and I erroneously associate its origin with the film.
In every case but the last, it irks me, but for no good reason ultimately.
- TillE 11y agoYeah, lots of phrases get stripped of their interesting meaning as they become tired second-hand cliches. It's not unusual to see someone quoting a quote of a quote, completely unaware of the original source.